Mo Brooks named founding member of newly formed House NASA Caucus

​28 members of Congress, including Alabama 5th District U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, have formed a new ​bipartisan, congressional caucus.

The House National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Caucus is dedicated to bringing attention to ​space agency’s economic and national security importance and serve as a forum to educate policymakers on current NASA initiatives.

“It is an honor to serve as the Congressman representing the Tennessee Valley, home to Alabama’s Marshall Space Flight Center – one of NASA’s largest field installations with nearly 6,000 civil service and contract employees​,” said Brooks, who serves as Vice-Chair of the Space Subcommittee on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. “​​Without the contributions of the dedicated engineers, scientists, and other talented professionals we would be unable to inspire the next generation with the dream of continued space exploration.”

​The announcement of the caucus​, led by ​California-Republican ​​Rep. Steve Knight ​and Ohio-Democrat ​Rep. Marcy Kaptur​, ​was made ​Wednesday ​on the anniversary of the launch of Pioneer I in 1958, NASA’s first spacecraft.

“​​I am excited to report that there is a renewed commitment to space exploration on Capitol Hill and you can feel the excitement. The recently launched NASA Caucus will help bring to the forefront NASA’s most important endeavors, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to further America’s global leadership in space,” added Brooks.

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